r/django is a subreddit with 164k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses django, struggling, looking, annoying, and project, and they frequently recommend/review django hosting, front end, and code editor.
News and links for the Django community.
Popular Themes in r/django
#1
Advice Requests
: "I am using Django as a backend so what should I use for frontend? I have no idea"
13 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Did a deep dive comparing factory_boy alternatives since it looks stalled; sharing findings"
6 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "django-query-doctor: 5.5k downloads later, I finally feel okay sharing it here"
4 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Some good project ideas"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/django
#1
Django
: "I built a static analyzer for Django models — sidebar tree, ER diagram, MCP server (no DB, no boot)"
178 posts
#2
Struggling
52 posts
#3
Looking
27 posts
#4
Annoying
20 posts
#5
Project
: "DJIT: Simplifying Django Project Setup and Dockerization 🐍"
13 posts
#6
Tutorial
: "Looking for a good Tutorial on websockets"
9 posts
#7
Hate
7 posts
#8
Library
6 posts
#9
Learning
: "Is it worth it to learn Django in 2026"
6 posts
#10
Python
: "Templates in Python? want your thoughts"
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/django
Django Hosting
199 reviews
#1
DigitalOcean
4.1★ from 38 reviews
#2
PythonAnywhere
3.9★ from 28 reviews
#3
Heroku
3.8★ from 22 reviews
Front End
20 reviews
#1
htmx
4.4★ from 5 reviews
#2
Svelte
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#3
Alpine.js
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Code Editor
17 reviews
#1
PyCharm
4.8★ from 6 reviews
#2
Visual Studio Code
4.6★ from 5 reviews
#3
PyCharm Professional
5.0★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/django
#1
Apps
: "Revel: Django-powered, full-fledged event management and ticketing platform now ships a self hosting wizard (MIT License)"
11 posts
#2
Article
: "I built a static analyzer for Django models — sidebar tree, ER diagram, MCP server (no DB, no boot)"
6 posts
#3
REST framework
: "djapy is alive again: Django 6.0, and the ninja comparison someone asked for in 2024"
4 posts
#4
Releases
: "iommi 7.31.0 released"
4 posts
#5
Templates
: "Templates in Python? want your thoughts"
4 posts
#6
Models/ORM
: "Detect N+1 problems with nplus1 to improve Django performance"
3 posts
#7
Tutorial
: "Did a deep dive comparing factory_boy alternatives since it looks stalled; sharing findings"
2 posts
#8
News
: "DjangoCon US 2026"
1 post
#9
Hosting and deployment
: "Windows Services for Waitress: NSSM alternatives?"
1 post
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Yearly
+14k members(9.1%)
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Last updated: July 22, 2026